Whilst I think he’s certainly performing better than in the last two seasons - I still think he needs replacing eventually. He simply doesn’t have the discipline to play in a two man midfield and if Wenger persists with it - Ramsey will continue to expose his partner to too much pressure.

Regardless of what Xhaka or Ramsey think, upgrading this position with a better player is needed so much right now. Wenger isn’t building a team around either Aaron or Granit by the looks of it so I see no problem with him seriously upgrading or bringing in a talented young player with different attributes to what we have in those two.

Yeah Hammies are hard to predict - really any of the bigger muscles are tricky and hammy/groin issues can linger if you don’t get it right in recovery. I can imagine this one dragging on a bit or seeing a recurrence later in the season when we really need him… sighs… CM is such a f*ing mess.